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8 THE MORNING- OREGONIAN. SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1915. HONORING Mr. and Mrs. Dent Mow rey. newcomers to Portland and well known In the musical world. Jlrs. Donald Spencer entertained most Informally yesterday afternoon with a delightful musical and tea. Only a few tlose friends were bidden, and the musi cal programme was given by Mrs. Vir- Kinia Hutchinson and Otto "Wedemeyer. Mr. Mowrey also contributed a number of his own compositions on the piano, a. At the home of the bride's parents In Grants Pass on Wednesday Mis3 Susie Bannard, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. U. Bannard, was married to Jacob Oscar' Holt. Tne ceremony was performed by Rev. W. Boyd Moore, of Lents, Or., a brother-in-law of the bridegroom, assisted by Rev. William son i. Vater, of Grants Pass, In the presence of about 40 guests, and was followed by an elaborate breakfast. The decorations were of yellow labur num and white roses. The bride is a prraduate of the University of Oregon of the class of 1901, and the bridegroom is manager of the Eugene cannery. Mr. and lrs. Guy Porter are now domiciled In their new residence, 816 Ridsewood avenue, Alameda Park. Miss Marie Tempest and several members of her company who are play ing at the Heilig Theater were guests of James Gllllson at the Waverly Country Club yesterday morning, where they enjoyed several golf matches and later lunched at the club. Miss Tem pest is a devotee of golf, and never misses an opportunity to play. The Irvington Parent-Teacher Asso ciation will give a silver tea at the home of the president, Mrs. K. G. Titus, Tillamook and East Seventeenth streets, this afternoon from 3 to 6 o'clock. The motive for giving the tea is to help pay for framing the pictures which are hung In the Irvington School. The col lection, though small, Is a very fine one and was purchased this year by the committee of which Mrs. L. R. Alderman is the chairman. The hostess will be assisted by Mesdames Babson, Chamber lain, Porter and Sabin. . Mr. and Mrs. George Walter Holcomb are being felicitated upon the arrial of a daughter Tuesday. She has been named Marjorie May Holmb. Congratulations are being showered upon Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Robertson on the arrival of a daughter on "Wednesday, who has been named Mary Couch Robertson. The Tuesday Afternoon " Club will give a musical and card party this af ternoon at the Irvington Club.- The proceeds will go to the entertainment fund for the National Federation Coun cil, which will meet here in June. Un der the direction of Mrs. Harry E. Chlpman a musical programme will be given by the following: Quartet, Mrs. Zeta Holllster Polltas, Mrs. Virginia Fpencer Hutchinson. Norman A. Hoose, Hartridge Whipp: flute solo. Miss Beu lah Clark; tenor solo, Norman A. Hoose; contralto solo, Mrs. Hutchinson; violin solo, Miss Christine Brakel; soprano nolo. Mi sb Eloise Hall; quartet, Mrs. Polita. Mrs. Hutchinson, Mr. Hoose, Mr. Whipp. Mrs. Leonora Fisher Whipp will accompany. Concerted numbers by the stringed orchestra will be given under the di rection of Julia Christine Brakel. The orchestra is composed of violins. Miss Isabella Steele, Miss Beatrice Lash, Miss Agnes Zook, George Larron; cel lo. Marion Brakel; piano, Miss Emma Kipple. After the programme 500 will be played. Tables may be reserved by telephoning Mrs. G. A. Johnson, chair man of the committee. Several girls from Reed College will serve punch during the afternoon. The Alpha Phi sorority will be hostess for the Pan-Hellenic Association, which will meet at the honro of Mrs. Alan Welch Smith. 475 Tenth street, at o'clock this afternoon. After a brief business session a musical programme will be rendered. - Mrs. Zulette Harris, who Is at the Ptelwyn Apartments, gave the first of a series of muslcales Thursday night. The artists were Miss Muriel Williams, Mrs. W. B. Toshay and B. L. Markee. a Mrs. Josephine Kehoe left yesterday for an extended visit to relatives and friends in Boise, Idaho. IRVINGTON MATRON WHO IS PRESIDENT OF THE TUESDAY AFT- ERNOON CLUB. 23ydjiJlsip7fffcJ7ic?. .J THE executive board of the Indus trial Club met at the People's In stitute yesterday morning with Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett presiding. An ex ceptionally Interesting report was Kiven by. Miss Valentine Prichard, superintendent. She told of the work done In the settlement house at Fourth and Burnaide streets and in the Albina branch. Of the free dispensary Miss Prichard said: "This department is one of the tinest institutions In the city, for It places people in . a condition to help themselves." In the last month 800 free treatments have -been given and 20 of the best physicians of the city have given of their time and skill to assist in the work. In co-operation with Reed College students investigations regarding hous ing conditions. Immigration, cost of living, unemployment and other sub jects of importance in social service were conducted. A full report of this fcranch of effort will be given at the Reed College conference this month. Albina center report shows that all the classes are progressing well. House keeping, story hour, dancing, music, baseball clubs, boys' clubs, girls' clubs, mothers' clubs and many other ad juncts make the branch a center of activity. Next week Mrs. Coghill, a Govern ment demonstrator, will show the wom en of the Mothers' Club how to can fruits and vegetables. She will demon strata under the auspices of the De partment of Agriculture. Neighborllness has been the charac teristic of the People's Institute. Way ward girls have been helped and oth ers have been protected. The classes for the little children have been enter taining to the boys and girls and com forting for the mothers, who feel that their children are well cared for in the classes, clubs and kindergarten. The little rirls of the kitchengarden and little housekeepers' class get practi cal instruction and training. In the Big Sisterhood there are 90 members, 38 of them active. There are 30 cases being cared for by the organization. The Institute board ts composed of a band of earnest women, who devote their time and interest to the unfor tunate. Several of the members have been on the board for ten years. Last month Mrs. James B. Kerr was the volunteer visitor. This month Mrs. H. C. Cabell, Mrs. E. C. Shevlln and Mrs. Thomas Honeyman, and in. June Mrs. Theodore B. Wilcox and Mrs. W. H. Ayer was delegated. Mrs. Shevlln was -;:i.:v:::::: 5i-i - ; .... TtfffliTTliHiirin Mil yesterday elected a new member of the board. The Federation Council luncheon at the Hotel Benson today will be the all important event in clubdom. The hour set Is 12:G0 o'clock. Preparations for the big National gathring of clubwomen are occupying the minds of the local committees and officers. Everything possible for the entertainment of the delegates is being considered. The trains committee, headed by Mrs..H. C. Uthoff, will wel come the visitors. Roses will await the guests ' at the depot and In the hotels. The hotel committee has ar ranged for a beautiful suite for Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker, the National president, who will be established in the Multnomah, the official headquar ters. To insure a most comfortable and pleasant trip for the delegates to the Federation of Women's Clubs who will attend the Mid-Biennial Council at Portland June 1-3 Inclusive, complete arrangements have been made for a special train to be operated from Chi cago for the exclusive accommodation of the delegation. ' The special train will be personally conducted on the entire trip from Chi cago by a passenager department rep resentative. The equipment will in clude a dynamo baggage car (from which the train will be lighted), stand ard drawing-room and compartment steel sleeping cars, observation-library car and dining-car, serving meals a la carte. Every possible effort will be made by the railroads to make this one of the most comfortable and enjoyable trips ever undertaken by the Federa tion of Women's Clubs. The route Is from Chicago over the Canadian Pa cific. Mrs. Pennybacker will come by way of California, where, with some of the other officers, she will be extensively entertained. i County Woman's Christian Temper ance Union executive will be held Mon day at county headquarters, 171H Eleventh street, at 2 P. M. Special busi ness is to come up and all members are urged to be present. Mount Scott, South Mount Tabor, Woodstock and Mary Mallett W. C. T. U. organizations will meet in Joint rally at the home of Mrs. Ward Swope, 5329 Seventieth street Southeast. Tuesday. Mrs. Jennie Kemp, tate president, will be honor guest. A. good programme is planned by Mrs. George Snider, leader for the day. The social hour will be the main feature of the meeting. Mem bers and friends will be made welcome. Woodstock Woman's Christian Tem perance Union will hold Its regular Bible study and business meeting Mon day at the home of Mrs. Frank Jones, 4319 Sixtieth street. On Tuesday they will attend the joint meeting at the home of Mrs. Swope. s a Central Woman's Christian Temper ance Union held its regular meeting Wednesday at the Patton home with good attendance and programme. Mrs. Hidden conducted the Bible study, which was much enjoyed by those pres ent. Mrs. Mallett sang a solo and led many of the old-time songs well known by the members in the home. The board meeting of the Council' of Women Voters will not be held to day. The officers will be called to gether at a later date by Dr. Viola .M. Coe, president. ' The Harrington Club will give a play today at 3 o'clock in the auditorium of the Young Men's-Christlaiv Association. The Terwilliger Parent-Teacher Cir cle gave a silver tea at the home of Mrs. J. R, McGee, on Nebraska street, last Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Arthur Viggers, contralto, sang beautifully several numbers and Miss Ella Van Leuwen's sweet sporano voice was also entertaining. Miss Emma Fleck gave several delightful readings. The re mainder of the afternoon was spent In social conversation. Lavender Club, branch No. 1, met yesterday In the East Side Library. Mrs. Maud Burney presided. Reading and a social hour occupied the time. The adjourned meeting of the" Port land Parent-Teacher Council will be hejd on Tuesday at 4 o'clock. Officers of each parent-teacher circle belonging to the state organization, together with teachers representing each circle, con stitute the voting body. Copit-s of the constitution of the Portland council adopted last February will be sent to each Parent-Teacher Association presi dent for the delegates. It is hoped by the officers that the constitution will be amended before June '3 so that the members of any circle in the organiza tion will be eligible for office or to serve on committees. Nominations on Tuesday will be for president, three vice-presidents, a secretary,- treasurer and auditor. ' 'The Carrio Jarnha "Rnrwl rinh will meet today with Margaret JTolbrook, ii uroaaway. iiteika Parrlsh will preside. Mrs. Carrie R. Beaumont will direct the musical programme.. To-Night kgrZzs JTl lit, (' TL-GU. VL-GU was a little Chinese idol, but if you will spell his same back ward you will find that his name at least is English. It was given to him by the American gentleman in whose house Yl-gu was lying. For years and years, thousands per haps. Yl-gu, as we will call him, had lived in a temple In China, where there were many other idols, some large and some small, tall and short, lean-looking and fat ones. But all ugly to behold. Now Yl-gu had sat in his niche all these years wondering why all the people who came to the temple left flowers and fruit in front of the idols. None of them, however, interested him, and as he had never known of -a differ ent life, he did not long for .any other. But one day a party of tourists came to the temple, and while Yl-gu had seen many tourists, none of them had ever noticed him until this party came, and then a gentleman had exclaimed to his friends: "Well, of all the ugly little im ages, look at this one. Did you ever see such a face?" Of course; Yl-gu did not understand a word,, but as they laughed when they saw him, he thought it was some thing nice and was pleased. "I am going to ask that old man to sell me that ugly little idol," said the gentleman. And he did, but the man shook his head and held up his hands as though he was horrified at the very idea. After much talk, however, and what to the man seemed a great deal of money, his conscience was over come, and Yl-gu was taken from his niche, where he had been for many years, and he was in the pocket of the gentleman's coat before he could realize what had happened. , Then there had been a long journey, and at last he was on a table in the gentleman's home in a strange land. "I have bought you a friend. Billi- Kin, sam the gentleman, as he put Yl-gu on the table, "and his name is Yl-gu; that sounds foreign, and it means that he is ugly. You two are a nice pair," he oaid. stepping away from the table and looking at the two images. "Where did you come from?" asked Billikln as the door closed behind the gentleman, but Yl-gu only shook his head, and Billikln kept on laughing. But after a while Yl-gu could under stand Billikin, and he was able to say a few words himself, so that he made Billikin understand that he was a very important creature, and that he pos sessed strange power. "What can you- do?" asked Billikln. "I can scare away trouble," Yl-gu told him. "So can I," said Billikin, "and I was only made a few years ago." "I have been watching you," said Yl-gu, "and I cannot see that you scare away anything or anybody. Why, the master gave you to the baby to play with the other day and she threw you on the floor and abused you in the most terrible manner. I should never have permitted that." "Oh! I do not call that trouble," said Billikin, "but you could not help it if the master gave you to the baby; you would have to be thrown around or any thing she cared to do with you." Just then the door opened and the master came in with the baby in his arms. She put out her hands for Billi kin, and then, seeing Yl-gu, changed her mind and pointed at him. "Want old Yl-gu?" asked her father. "Now, watch me," said Yl-gu as the gentleman picked him up and gave him to the baby. But no sooner had the baby been seated on the floor and looked at Yl-gu then she put him on the floor and began to cry, moving away from. Yl-gu as far as she could. Her father picked her up. "I do not wonder," he said, '"he is a pretty ugly looking fellow. Isn't he, but he can't hurt you." The baby could not be induced to take Yl-gu again and he was put back on the table. "What did I tell you?" Yl-gu said. "I can scare away trouble. She will never ask for me again, and I will be left in comfort." . "T should' not call that comfort," said Billikin. "I was made to scar away Don't f orget, on the vacation trip, the cruise, the Summer camp and the motor run, take Golden West Cof- narchment seal cans 3&os "n I airtight, always fresh H3iQju0EII I ( Ask any reliable grocer ir llClosset Deversy llCOFFEEf i The Oldest arid Largest ASr 1 trouble! and I should not accomplish mv mission In life If I sat here day after day looking as glum as you do. Besides .that, what are a few knocKs in this world? They only make us better able to see the funny side. This is no place for you; you, better go back to the land you came from, where you can sit and doze all day. For my part, I am glad I was made In the land where they keep things mving." "All right," said Yl-gu, "you Keep moving: 1 11 go to sleep." (Copyright. 115. by the McCIure news paper Syndicate. New York City.) BOYCOTT BANNER ISSUE COMMERCE COMMITTEE! AJiD LABOR OFFICIALS CONFER. ' Meeting Is Secret, but Result Is De clared to Be That Offensive Placard Will Not Be I'sed. . With Mayor Albee sitting as a friend of both sides, labor union officials and members of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday started negotiations which are expected to result in the discontin uance of boycott banners on the streets of Portland without the necessity of the question-of prohibiting them being submitted to the voters. While the meeting was secret, it is said the way was made clear for a settlement of the boycott banner problem in the near fu ture. Representing the Chamber of Com merce were O. M. Clark, C. C. Colt, J. B. Korr and J. C. Ainsworth. The Labor Council was represented by B. E. Smith. C. M. Rynerson. C. O. Young. William McKenzie and E. J. Stack. The meeting was called at the instigation of officials of the Chamber of Com merce and the Central Labor Council. It is expected by those who attended the meeting that the problem will be settled satisfactorily. Under the plan which is being formulated between the labor officials and the Chamber of Comerce officials the Central Labor Council will cease the use of boycott banners. Boycott banners have been the source of annoyance in Portland for years past. A fight has been made against them by commercial organizations on the ground that they accomplish nothing and do great harm to the city by frightening away prospective investors. It is said many of the labor officials are opposed to the banners. HUMANE SOCIETY REPORTS One Arrest Made In April and Con viction Obtained. . One hundred and sixty-four horses were inspected by the Oregon Humane Society during April, according to the report of .that organization," which has just been submitted. Three were laid off out of that number and six de stroyed. One arrest was made and one conviction procured. The report shows the following list of work done: Calls made, 176; mules In spected. 78; mules laid off, 1; cows in spected. 97; cows destroyed, 1; dogs Inspected, 36; dogs 'provided with homes, 6; dogs destroyed, 7; cats pro vided with homes, 19; cats destroyed, 76: rabbits provided with homes, 11; chickens inspected, 8000; miscellaneous, 142. ARSON LESSON IS GIVEN Fire Captains and Lieutenants Study Spontaneous Combustion. " A demonstration of the causes and effects of spontaneous combustion was given yesterday before the captains and lieutenants of the Fire Bureau by Special Inspector Wagner, of the Board of Fire Underwriters. The purpose of the demonstration was to familiarize the firemen with the odors arising from fires -of spontaneous or incendiary or igin. It is expected that as a result of the men being shown the various intrica cies of spontaneous combustion they will be able to detect evidence of in cendiary fires. PAY DENIED SHOT'S VICTIM Council- Thinks Police Force Job Enough for Tim Healy. Request of residents of Portland Heights that Tim Healy, formerly a night watchman in that part of the city, be paid for the time he lost on account of being shot In January of last year by two ' highwaymen was denied by the City Council yesterday because of the fact thut Mr. Healy has A Lesson of the European War Once more, among countless times, has the great food value of chocolate and cocoa been demonstrated, both serving as a part of the rations of the troops in ACTIVE SERVICE, Baker Be irltered V, a, in. (iim Sweet - Chocolate has always had this guarantee "The ingredients of this Chocolate are guaranteed to be pure cocoas of superior blend and sugar." The genuine has tiiis trade-mark on the package, and is made only by Walter Baker & Co. Ltd. Established 1780 ' DORCHESTER, MASS. 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